Three African regions at high risk from climate change

Uncertainties in assessing climate change impacts and lack of data is a cause of worry for experts

Uttarakhand: Expert panel recommends overhaul of green clearance policy for hydel projects

Except for Kotibhel 1A project on the Bhagirathi, all other projects would have negative impact on the environment and biodiversity, says panel

Curse of the urban boom

Real estate sector in India has serious environmental implications. How effective are regulatory agencies?

IFC erred in funding Tata Mundra power project, says its compliance advisor ombudsman

World Bank, IFC dismiss report findings of their own watchdog body

UN projects food inflation to go up in 2024 due to El Nino, rising geopolitical tensions

May impact food insecurity, poverty; scaling up climate financing critical to help developing countries cope with climate impact

Phailin impact: villages plunge into darkness

Officials promise to restore power in a week, but it may take much longer

It's the typos, stupid

More hurdles for Navi Mumbai airport

EAC to visit the site in third week of October

NTPC gets shock treatment

Agroforestry, livestock & non-traditional crops: Ground report finds Himalayan farmers adapting to climate change

Irregular rainfall impacting traditional farming; investments into new methods good examples of climate adaptation, say experts

World Environment Day 2023: Rural India bears the brunt of climate change

Climate change is a global challenge with local implications; important to build coping mechanisms for rural communities

Could video streaming be as bad for the climate as driving a car? Calculating Internet’s hidden carbon footprint

Driving a small car to the movie theatre with a friend may have lower carbon emissions than streaming the same movie alone at home

Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible

India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study  

Peripheral ring road project: Karnataka HC bars action on virtual hearing

HC issues notices to state authority; asks whether virtual hearings were sufficient and valid under procedure established under EIA, 2006 

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (August 18, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Warming Arctic may be responsible for world’s extreme weather

Melting of Arctic is triggering changes in global wind patterns and causing more frequent heatwaves and downpours in northern hemisphere, says …

NDA government further eases environment clearances for projects

Environment impact assessment notification amended to allow state authorities to clear more projects

Reform for reform’s sake

Without bottom-up rehauling National Environment Protection Agency will be more of the same

Supreme Court questions viability of river linking project

Directs Centre to submit detailed report on project cost and land acquisition

SBSTTA-25: Delegates move forward on recommendations to implement Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

Synergy between climate change & biodiversity recognised; work on indicators to continue till next meeting  

Environmental clearance for small riverbed sand mining projects lifted

The decision is against the earlier orders of National Green Tribunal

Kerala red signal

Union Budget 2024-25 set blueprint for India’s New Green Deal

Sitharaman’s announcements are in line with PM Modi’s 2021 Glasgow declaration on Net Zero by 2070

Asbestos Unit Disturbs Chainpur's Peace

An 18 hectare plot straddling lychees orchards and farms in Chainpur village of Muzaffarpur district is in the middle of a dispute. Balmukund …

Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?

Recent judgment in the US held the State of Montana responsible for causing unreasonable damage to climate